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david kurly is covering that. >> reporter: abc news has learned that the ntsb recovered the two black boxes which are on their way to washington for analysis. be critical in the investigation. they hope to be talking to the pilots and crew about why it ended up way short of the runway. this is only the second crash of a boeing 777, and like the first, it was a crash landing. >> the tail hit, planes came up, a cart wheel. >> reporter: it had been in the air for nearly ten and a half hours and all sounded fine on final approach. but it came up a few feet short. >> when it hit, sparks flew. >> reporter: as it approached the runway, the nose was unusually pointing upward, suggesting they didn't have enough power or momentum to make it to the runway. >> i couldn't tell if it slid. >> it looked like an explosion. >> reporter: it hit the break water, sheering off. the bulk of the jet came to rest on the airfield. >> the chutes were deployed. >> reporter: as they were evacuating, other pilots saw it. >> people are walking out of the airplane. >> it's settling. >> we see two or three people mo
david kurly is covering that. >> reporter: abc news has learned that the ntsb recovered the two black boxes which are on their way to washington for analysis. be critical in the investigation. they hope to be talking to the pilots and crew about why it ended up way short of the runway. this is only the second crash of a boeing 777, and like the first, it was a crash landing. >> the tail hit, planes came up, a cart wheel. >> reporter: it had been in the air for nearly ten and a...
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it is far too early, in the ntsb's belief, to rule anything out. these investigations going over every system and every action, they can take up to a year. >> so many questions to answer, and may be a while before we get the answers. david kerley, thank you. let's bring in our aviation consultant john nance, who joins us from seattle. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> so based on what you are hearing right now, what do you think are the possible causes for this crash? >> well, what we absolutely know is that this airplane was too low and it was too slow. we just don't know why. more than likely, there was a lack of power application, and whether that was because the power wouldn't come up when the pilots called for it or whether or not they were slow -- hard to believe that would be the case with experienced pilots -- but one or the other. that will be revealed easily. we have the cockpit voice recorders and the data recorder. >> you have said that landing is when the passengers are most exposed to trouble. but how much did it actually benefi
it is far too early, in the ntsb's belief, to rule anything out. these investigations going over every system and every action, they can take up to a year. >> so many questions to answer, and may be a while before we get the answers. david kerley, thank you. let's bring in our aviation consultant john nance, who joins us from seattle. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> so based on what you are hearing right now, what do you think are the possible causes for this crash?...
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>> i think the ntsb continues to signal all they're seeing is indications of pilot error. somewhere along the line human beings made mistakes and it's at the point where they say we're getting so much evidence that's pointing to one conclusion that they're probably going to be nervous and take a look and make sure there's no mechanical problems. >> you have a model of a 777 right there. i understand you have a friend who was a pilot and he was flying two planes behind the aircraft that crashed? >> yes. >> what did he see? >> he had made two observations, one how professional the authorities were getting the people off the airplane. the other as he flew over as they waved off and went by the crash site, he actually said that he remarked to his co-pilot, he said there are a lot of people that just died down in and so it was a surprise, a shock for him to come back and find that the casualty count was so low. >> exactly. many people, when you see the aftermath, it's amazing that more people were not seriously injured and killed from this. we keep seeing this right here, colon
>> i think the ntsb continues to signal all they're seeing is indications of pilot error. somewhere along the line human beings made mistakes and it's at the point where they say we're getting so much evidence that's pointing to one conclusion that they're probably going to be nervous and take a look and make sure there's no mechanical problems. >> you have a model of a 777 right there. i understand you have a friend who was a pilot and he was flying two planes behind the aircraft...
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the ntsb says it doesn't know. but in the last 2 1/2 minutes of flight, they selected auto pilot modes for direction and power. it appears the pilot thought the engines were in cruise control mode, but may not have been, leaving the plane without enough momentum to get to the runway. now, what about pilot fatigue? well, both of these pilots were off the day before. they slept eight hours the night before. they did take off and flew for a few hours. and then had five hours off of rest, before they returned to the cockpit for the last hour and a half of flight. so, it doesn't appear that fatigue was an issue, george. it comes back to this mode of autopilot, which mode they actually picked. and they may have picked one that did not give them the cruise control and they may have expected it. >> okay, david, thanks very much. >>> let's get more from stephen ganyard. what about these modes on cruise control? >> they selected a lot of different modes in the last 2 1/2 minutes. what this would suggest is that either they w
the ntsb says it doesn't know. but in the last 2 1/2 minutes of flight, they selected auto pilot modes for direction and power. it appears the pilot thought the engines were in cruise control mode, but may not have been, leaving the plane without enough momentum to get to the runway. now, what about pilot fatigue? well, both of these pilots were off the day before. they slept eight hours the night before. they did take off and flew for a few hours. and then had five hours off of rest, before...